How do I find out if someone is at FCI Atlanta?
Here ICE routes detainee questions to the Atlanta Field Office, (404) 893-1290, not to the prison at (404) 635-5100. Run the Online Detainee Locator from ICE first, by A-number or exact name, each with country of birth. Have first, last and hyphenated names, aliases, date of birth and country of birth ready when you call. The office sits at 180 Ted Turner Dr. SW, Suite 522, and it names a deportation officer only with a G-28 on file. Other Georgia sites are listed under Georgia detention facilities.
What should I know before visiting FCI Atlanta?
ICE's page gives no family hours. It says visitors must be on the detained person's list and cleared by the Bureau of Prisons, and refers you to the prison's own protocols. The linked supplement is old, dated April 18, 2011, and written for the U.S. Penitentiary: it set Detention Center visiting at 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday through Sunday, with processing ending at 2 p.m. Do not rely on it as a schedule; call (404) 635-5100 before leaving. The Bureau of Prisons warns that the Warden may restrict or cancel visits. ICE says the facility has a visitors' parking lot.
Where do letters go?
ICE's format is the person's name and register number, FCI Atlanta, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 150160, Atlanta, GA 30315. Add the last four digits of the A-number and your name and address. Detained people can seal outgoing letters, which are routed within 24 hours. After release or transfer only legal mail is forwarded, and general letters go back. Approved contacts can use TRULINCS, which the Bureau of Prisons limits to text only, with no attachments, and screens all messages. Ask the field office how to get the register number, because ICE's page does not say.
How do I get money to someone here?
ICE's page says money is not to be given directly, cautions against having cash mailed, and defers to Bureau of Prisons instructions. Wait until the person has physically arrived. The account is the eight-digit register number followed by the last name; an error can put funds in the wrong account. Online, MoneyGram allows up to $300 under receive code 7932, and Western Union uses Send2Corrections with code city FBOP, DC. The lockbox, P.O. Box 474701, Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001, takes money orders but not personal checks, and needs the committed name and register number on the order and envelope. Questions go to 202-307-2712.
What should a lawyer know, and which court applies?
Attorney visits run Saturday through Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., without notice, arriving before 2 p.m. Other times need an appointment, requested from ATL-JailAdministrator-S@bop.gov at least one business day ahead. Calls and video go to the same address with the register number. Video needs a secure line with a SIP number; Zoom for Government and Webex work, but standard Zoom does not. Case questions go to atl-ICECorrespondence@bop.gov. ICE names no immigration court, only 1-800-898-7180, so confirm the court and date. See the bond hearing guide and removal defense.